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| French activist left braindead after attack by skinheads | |
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| A French leftwing activist has been left braindead after he was attacked by a group of skinheads, in an attack that has raised fears of increased far-right violence. | |
| The interior minister, Manuel Valls, said a fight broke out on Wednesday evening between two groups of young people in a street just steps away from the famous Printemps department store in Paris. | The interior minister, Manuel Valls, said a fight broke out on Wednesday evening between two groups of young people in a street just steps away from the famous Printemps department store in Paris. |
| Clement Meric, a 19-year-old student at Sciences Po, one of France's most prestigious universities, was beaten by several skinheads, according to Valls. | Clement Meric, a 19-year-old student at Sciences Po, one of France's most prestigious universities, was beaten by several skinheads, according to Valls. |
| No suspects have been arrested, and Valls told reporters at the scene of the attack – a crowded, pedestrianised area with cafes and chain stores – that finding them is the top priority. | No suspects have been arrested, and Valls told reporters at the scene of the attack – a crowded, pedestrianised area with cafes and chain stores – that finding them is the top priority. |
| It was unclear how the fight developed and how many people were involved. | It was unclear how the fight developed and how many people were involved. |
| Political tensions are high in France after months of protests against legalising gay marriage, that sometimes ended with troublemakers from the extreme right clashing with police. | Political tensions are high in France after months of protests against legalising gay marriage, that sometimes ended with troublemakers from the extreme right clashing with police. |
| Gay rights organisations have also warned that gay people were being targeted before the Socialist government's "marriage for all" bill was passed. | Gay rights organisations have also warned that gay people were being targeted before the Socialist government's "marriage for all" bill was passed. |
| Politicians from left and right lashed out at the violence, as did Valls, who focused his anger at the skinheads. | Politicians from left and right lashed out at the violence, as did Valls, who focused his anger at the skinheads. |
| "There is no place for small neo-Nazi groups whose enemy is the nation. A group of the extreme right is at the heart of this assassination. | "There is no place for small neo-Nazi groups whose enemy is the nation. A group of the extreme right is at the heart of this assassination. |
| "There is a discourse of hate and a climate that favours this discourse. We need to pay attention to this because they threaten our values." | "There is a discourse of hate and a climate that favours this discourse. We need to pay attention to this because they threaten our values." |
| The Party of the Left said Meric, one of its activists, was declared braindead. The party, one of several small political movements on France's vocal and active far-left, called for demonstrations in Paris against violence by groups on the extreme right. | |
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